Health Care Affordability

Rapidly rising health care costs are burdening states, employers, and families and crowding out spending on other priorities. The Milbank Memorial Fund supports states seeking solutions to improve health care affordability.

To help states improve the affordability of health care, the Milbank Memorial Fund focuses on policies such as setting a statewide health care cost growth rate target, regulation of health care prices, and oversight of the health care market.

Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs

The Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs supports state-led efforts to make health care more affordable for everyone. This program is a partnership between the Milbank Memorial Fund and the Peterson Center on Healthcare.

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